How to Use the dollar in a Sentence

the dollar

noun
  • Still, the won has slipped by over 5% against the dollar this year.
    Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 25 Apr. 2024
  • In August, the yuan fell to a 16-year low against the dollar.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2023
  • A year ago, the exchange rate was around 15 pounds to the dollar.
    Heba Farouk Mahfouz, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Bai and the accomplice sold the gift cards to the customer for about 90 cents on the dollar.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Here are three things to know about the dollar – and its rally this year.
    Rafael Nam, NPR, 11 June 2024
  • And given that the dollar has been en fuego for the past decade, the greenback’s drop could very well be swift.
    Brett Owens, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Given the dollar value of these plants, if caught, the thief would face charges of grand theft — a felony.
    Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2024
  • In the past six weeks, the euro has weakened more than 2 percent against the dollar.
    Eshe Nelson, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
  • In simple terms, when the dollar rises stocks tend to drop.
    Simon Constable, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Still, claims that once traded for just a few cents on the dollar have surged in value.
    Matthew Goldstein, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Gone are the days of having to make do with your grandma’s neck scratcher from the dollar store.
    Nicole Crawford, Health, 20 July 2023
  • The cash crunch comes amid a grim economic outlook, with the naira at an all-time low against the dollar.
    Ope Adetayo, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The Chinese yuan has slumped by 2.6% in that time to hit its lowest level against the dollar in 16 years.
    Anna Cooban, CNN, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Super-cute red and white striped straws are also from the dollar store.
    Sarah Lemire, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Jan. 2024
  • That is not the dollar value Lasry will walk away with.
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 27 Feb. 2023
  • For his part, Waller has dismissed concerns over the dollar’s status in the past.
    Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 20 May 2024
  • Many Americans flocked to England last year as the pound fell to an all-time low against the dollar.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The stablecoin briefly lost its peg against the dollar, dropping at times to around 90 cents.
    Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 15 Mar. 2023
  • Male bills will not extend past the edge of the dollar, while female bills will extend to the edge or beyond.
    Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 18 Oct. 2023
  • This affects only the state’s portion, which is a total of 4 cents on the dollar.
    Ike Morgan | Imorgan@al.com, al, 16 June 2023
  • The British pound rose against the dollar after the deal was announced, and business groups welcomed the agreement.
    Jill Lawless, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The girl, no older than 5, counts the dollar bills in her hands and orders a pineapple paleta.
    Camryn Brewer, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2023
  • The Heat have found a replacement for Caleb Martin for pennies on the dollar.
    Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2024
  • The nation’s benchmark stock index fell as much as 1.3%, while the baht pared gains to trade little changed against the dollar.
    Patpicha Tanakasempipat / Bloomberg, TIME, 14 Aug. 2024
  • On average Latinas make about 52 cents to the dollar that white men make.
    Angel Rodriguez, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The ruble has plunged by more than 40% against the euro and the dollar in the past year, and the main Russian stock index has fallen by more than a third.
    Laura He, CNN, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Japan’s yen hit a 10-month low against the dollar, putting traders on alert for more intervention by Tokyo.
    WSJ, 6 Sep. 2023
  • But the House Finance Committee amended it last week to delete the dollar amount.
    Audrey McAvoy, Fortune, 5 Apr. 2023
  • If the Fed's policies weaken the dollar, switching to risk assets with higher growth potential might be inevitable.
    Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
  • Dollar Tree — Shares plunged nearly 11% after the dollar store missed second-quarter revenue estimates and trimmed its full-year forecast.
    Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2024

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